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Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt (1869–1874), was born in 1869 but died of a childhood illness in 1874 at the age of five. William Henry Vanderbilt II (1870–1892) died of typhoid fever while attending Yale University. Cornelius "Neily" Vanderbilt III (1873–1942), whom he disinherited for marrying Grace Graham Wilson (1870–1953) without his approval.
11. Mai 2018 · Cornelius Vanderbilt's grandsons, most notably Frederick William (1856-1938) and William K. II (1849-1920), multiplied their inheritances into vast business and real estate holdings. They also spent money in ways that their grandfather would have considered frivolous. They owned mansions along New York City's Fifth Avenue and "cottages" in the country or at the seashore. They dressed in ...
Hänen veljensä, William Kissam Vanderbilt II perusti autourheiluun Vanderbilt Cupin. Cornelius Vanderbilt IV:stä (1898–1974) tuli arvostettu kirjailija, lehtimies sekä elokuvatuottaja. CNN:n toimittaja Anderson Cooper on Cornelius Vanderbilt II:n pojantyttären, näyttelijä Gloria Vanderbiltin poika.
22. Mai 2024 · Cornelius Vanderbilt (born May 27, 1794, Port Richmond, Staten Island, New York, U.S.—died January 4, 1877, New York, New York) was an American shipping and railroad magnate who acquired a personal fortune of more than $100 million. The son of an impoverished farmer and boatman, Vanderbilt quit school at age 11 to work on the waterfront.
6. Aug. 2013 · Fancy dress ensemble, “Electric Light,” worn by Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt at the 1883 Vanderbilt Ball. 1883. Museum of the City of New York. 51.284.3A-H. At exactly 11:30 the ball began with the hobby-horse quadrille, the first of five quadrilles where the young people of society danced down the grand staircase in lavish costumes.
Cornelius Vanderbilt II was the eldest son of William Vanderbilt, and was said to be the Commodore’s favorite grandson. Cornelius developed the reputation of being a scrupulous and hard-working banker, traits which were heartily approved by his grandfather, who left him $5 million in his will. When his father, William Vanderbilt, died he inherited another $70 million. He did little to ...
23. Aug. 2023 · The Cornelius Vanderbilt II House - though fresh - was on its way to becoming the largest private home in the U.S. - expanding by absorbing neighboring brown...
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